Victims of last week's Route 9 crash identified

State police have identified the two men killed in a crash on Route 9 in Malta last week.

Joshua M. Williammee, 20, of Garland, Texas, and his passenger, Joshua M. Smith, 20, of Syracuse, were both killed when the car they were riding in crossed into the northbound lane and struck another car head-on.

Both Williammee and Smith were members of the U.S. Navy and were stationed in Milton.

Police say Williammee was speeding in his Hyundai Tiburon southbound when he attempted to pass another car by driving in the median. His car drifted into the northbound lane and struck a Toyota driven by Jason Meraner, 45, of Ballston Spa. Meraner suffered non-life-threatening knee, back and neck injuries.